'In the tradition of the many marvellous poems written about and from the point of view of animals, O’Brien’s are affecting and have a mood and character of their own ...' Sarah Day on Damen O'Brien | @RecentPress australianbookreview.com.au/features/abr-o…

Delighted to receive this publication today on the verse novel. Expertly curated by Linda Weste, it contains interviews with genre legends Lisa Jacobson & Alan Wearne & even humble one-timers like me and ⁦Ask Me About the Future⁩

The Verse Novel: Australia & New Zealand spotted on BOOKSHELF, courtesy KSP Writers Centre #versenovel KSP Writers' Centre @Tim_Sinclair Luke Best Leni Shilton Lorraine Marwood Catherine Bateson Sharon Kernot Pip Harry Sherryl writes and edits @sallymurphy steven herrick Bel Schenk

💫 Acquisitions news! 💫 We're thrilled to announce that we will be publishing Laura Elvery 🇵🇸's much-anticipated debut novel, 'Nightingale' in 2023. 👀 Read the full announcement: bit.ly/3oOsIpX

This makes everything ok.

Hold Your Fire by Chloe Wilson (Scribner, an imprint of @simonschusterau) wins 2022 UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing. #NSWPLA Read judges’ comments: sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/uts-gle…

Congratulations, Jordan for the win. And to all the long and short-listed authors, achieving this with all of you was a very warm welcome by the cool kids over at Prose.

I have made a statement regarding The Dogs and Upswell Publishing this afternoon. upswellpublishing.com/category/news

What a paragraph from ⁦Ryan Ruby (is off riding the Ringbahn)⁩’s review of the new McEwan

Had to share this again. My daughter. The intensity. The energy.

His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.

CORMAC MCCARTHY'S NOVELS RANKED (In Terms of Aesthetic Achievement) 1. BLOOD MERIDIAN 2. SUTTREE 3. ALL THE PRETTY HORSES 4. THE ROAD 5. OUTER DARK 6. CITIES OF THE PLAIN 7. THE CROSSING 8. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 9. CHILD OF GOD 10. THE SUNSET LIMITED 11. THE PASSENGER [CONT]

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt” - Sylvia Plath

Couldn't be happier to announce a wonderful new poetry volume by Robbie Coburn forthcoming in January 2024. 'Ghost Poetry' is the second volume of Robbie's I have published ('The Other Flesh' at UWAP in 2019) and, while it feels like a long time away it'll pass in a flash...

💫 Cover reveal! Coming June 2024: ‘Everything is Water’ by Simon Cleary Four weeks, 344km and one inspiring river journey. Cleary’s ambitious pilgrimage explores the ways rivers connect landscapes, ecologies, histories, communities and myth. Learn more: uqp.com.au/books/everythi…